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Senior English 10/28/13. " Moral education, which ought never, in any circumstances, to be rational." BNW ch . 2 Why shouldn’t moral education be rational? What do you get when you cross Bambi with a ghost? Ubiety – thereness . Being in a place. The opposite of absence .
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Senior English 10/28/13 • "Moral education, which ought never, in any circumstances, to be rational." BNW ch. 2 Why shouldn’t moral education be rational? • What do you get when you cross Bambi with a ghost? • Ubiety –thereness. Being in a place. The opposite of absence. Goals – Check to see if you Read BNW silently. If you have completed the book ask the teacher for the “alternative assignment.” Homework – Complete reading chapter one. Don’t forget to study for Vocab. Quiz 9 on Friday.
Senior English 10/29/13 • "The surrogate goes round slower; therefore passes through the lung at longer intervals; therefore gives the embryo less oxygen. Nothing like oxygen-shortage for keeping an embryo below par." BNW, ch.1 Why not try to make people better? • Why did the cowboy buy a dachshund? • Philogynist– lover of women. Goals – Checking Articles and dailies. Reading Ch. 2 of BNW. Homework – Complete Ch. 2. Don’t forget to annotate!
Senior English 10/30/13 • "We also predestine and condition. We decant our babies as socialized human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers or […] future Directors of Hatcheries.” BNW ch. 1. Do people in this world have any choices? Are they meaningful? • How does the man on the moon get his hair cut? • Ciplinarian – One who teaches disorder. The opposite of a disciplinarian. Goals – Read Chapter 3, annotate. Discuss? Homework – Complete chapter 3. Be prepared for a reading comprehension quiz tomorrow on ch.1-3
Senior English 10/31/13 • Bernard ground his teeth. "Have her here, have her there." Like mutton. Degrading her to so much mutton.” BNW ch.3 Identity. Why is Bernard so sensitive to this? Do we have a problem with people not seeing each other as individuals today? • What do you get if you cross an alley cat with a Chinese cat? • Sedentes – the opposite of migrants. People who stay in one place. Goals – Reading Comprehension quiz Ch.1-3. Discussion of your notes. Homework – Read Chapter 4. Prepare for Vocab. 9.
Senior English 11/1/13 • Five minutes to study for vocabulary quiz #9. • How do pigs talk? • Apricate – to sunbathe. To bask in the sun. Goals – Complete vocabulary study for week 9. Discuss reactions to BNW. Homework – Catch up with other readers. Be through at least chapter 5 by Monday.